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Forres St. Lawrence is the local cricket club. [42] They are full members in both senior and reserve competitions in the area. [43] Forres Harriers is the local running club with around 80 members. [44] The most famous Harrier is Don Ritchie who at one time held 14 world best times for ultra distance running events ranging from 50 km to 200 km ...
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Forres in Moray, Scotland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all ...
The first tolbooth in Forres was completed in the mid-16th century. [2] It was primarily used as a prison, but was in a ruinous condition by 1655. Extensive repairs were carried out in the 1670s and the late 1690s. A bell was installed in 1708 and a clock was installed in 1711. [3] The foundation stone for the current structure was laid in 1838.
Sign in Carnoustie with its twin town Map of Scotland. This is a list of places in Scotland which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
In 1975 the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 reorganised local government in Scotland into a two-tier system of regions and districts. The burgh of Grantown-on-Spey and district of Cromdale which surrounded it (which area had been in Inverness-shire prior to 1870), was included in the Badenoch and Strathspey district of the Highland region.
Royal Air Force Forres or more simply RAF Forres is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located between Mundole Estate and Forres, Moray, Scotland. The station was controlled by RAF Lossiemouth. RAF Forres also had a training strip located between the River Findhorn and Mundole Estate. The training strip is still visible from satellite ...
Enlargeable relief map of Scotland. Geography of Scotland. Scotland is: a country of the United Kingdom. Scotland was: an independent, sovereign country until 1707 when it formed a union with England; Population of Scotland: 5,436,600 (2022 census) Area of Scotland: 78 772 km 2 (30,414 square miles), approximately 32% of the area of the United ...
Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z-plan tower house located about 3.5 miles (5.5 kilometres) west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland. The castle is a Category A listed building, [1] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. [2]